Snow Block

This article is about the full block. For the thin layer, see Snow.

Snow Block

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.2
Hardness	0.2
Luminant	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

A snow block is a full-sized block of snow.

Obtaining

Breaking

If mined with a Silk Touch enchanted shovel, snow blocks drop themselves; without the enchantment, snowballs are dropped instead.

Block	Snow Block
Hardness	0.2
Tool
Breaking time
Default	1
Wooden	0.15
Stone	0.1
Iron	0.05
Diamond	0.05
Netherite	0.05
Golden	0.05

Unlike snow layers, snow blocks do not melt from higher levels of light under normal circumstances, nor get destroyed by water.

Natural generation

Snow blocks generate on the ground in the ice spikes and frozen ocean biomes, and they form the walls of igloos and some snowy tundra village houses.

Chest loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Snow Block	Village	Snowy house chest	1	34.5%
Bedrock Edition
Snow Block	Village	Snowy house chest	1	34.5%

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Snowball

Usage

Snow Golems

Snow Golem build configuration

Snow blocks are also used to make snow golems by putting 2 snow blocks on top of another and a carved pumpkin or jack o'lantern on the top as the head. Note that the carved pumpkin has to be placed last for this to work. This can be done sideways and upside-down, as well.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Snow	Snow Block	6

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	block.snow.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.snow.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	Mining the block	block.snow.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	block.snow.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.snow.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition: ^{[needs in-game testing]}

Sound	Source‌[upcoming: BE 1.16.200]	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
?	?	Breaking the block	dig.snow	?	0.8
?	?	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.snow	?	?
?	?	Mining the block	hit.snow	?	0.5
?	?	Jumping from the block	jump.snow	?	?
?	?	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.snow	?	?
?	?	Walking on the block	step.snow	?	?
?	?	Placing the block	use.snow	?	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Translation key
Snow Block	snow_block	block.minecraft.snow_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Snow	snow	80	tile.snow.name

History

Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.5					Added snow blocks.
v1.0.5_01					A shovel is now required to obtain snowballs from snow.
					Snow blocks on top of top snow cover no longer look unusual.
v1.0.6					Snow blocks now require only 4 snowballs to craft instead of 9.
					Destroying snow blocks now yields 4-6 snowballs, allowing for infinite amounts of snow blocks and snowballs as snow blocks require only 4 snowballs to make.
v1.1.1					The infinite snowball glitch has now been fixed; solid snow blocks now drop only four snowballs.
Java Edition Beta
1.8		Pre-release			Snow no longer generates in cold biomes.
Java Edition
1.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease			Snow blocks can now be used to create snow golems.
?					Snow now generates in cold biomes again.
1.4.2		12w38a			Snow has now been given a new block breaking sound.
1.5		13w05a			A crafting recipe for snow cover has now been added.
1.9		15w43a			Snow blocks now generate as part of igloos.
1.12		17w15a			Snow can now be placed correctly on upside-down stairs.
1.13		17w47a			"Snow" has now been renamed to "Snow Block".
					The ID of snow blocks has now been changed from snow to snow_block.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 80.
1.14		18w43a			Prior to this snapshot, snow blocks were capable of spontaneously melting under specific conditions. This no longer happens.
					The texture of snow blocks has now been changed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0					Added snow blocks.
v0.9.0		build 1			Snow blocks now generate naturally in ice spike biomes.
v0.12.1		build 1			Snow is now renewable.
					Snow can now be used to create golems.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Snow blocks now generate as part of igloos.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Snow blocks now generate naturally in icebergs.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of snow blocks has now been changed.
					Snow blocks now generate in snowy tundra villages.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			Snow blocks can now be found in snowy tundra village house chests.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added snow blocks.
		1.90			The texture of snow blocks has now been changed.

Issues

Issues relating to "Snow Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• Snow may still fall on top of snow blocks, making them look taller than they actually are.
• When a snow block is on grass, the grass block changes to a different "snowy" texture as if a snow layer is on it. However, because snow is not transparent to light, the grass changes to dirt shortly after.

Gallery

• 

  Naturally generated snow blocks in an igloo.

• 

  Naturally generated snow blocks in top of an iceberg.

See also

• Snowfall
• Snow golem

Notes

Blocks

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